Flower Mound - Highland Village - Argyle | May 2023

DINING FEATURE

BY DON MUNSCH

A new meadery is on the block. Every Saturday 10AM-6PM and Sunday 10AM-5PM

CHICKEN KEBAB $18.95

BELIEVE ME DER a y At Believe Meadery, we embrace core values about ourselves, the world, and others. Best enjoyed chilled, with ice, or as an interesting mixer with other ingredients. All of our containers are recyclable, including our plastic bottles and plastic kegs. Our products target crisp, natural tastes with a lingering fruit finish on the palate. They are very popular with wine aficionados, seltzer lovers, and fruit sour enthusiasts. BELIEVE ME DER a y At Believe Meadery, we embrace core values about ourselves, the world, and others. We are a boutique producer of meads and melomels, using a variety of wild flower honeys, fruits, and other natural ingredients to make light, refreshing beverages.

The chicken kebab with rice and salad and dipping sauce is a popular dish at Istanbul Cuisine. (Photos by Don Munsch/Community Impact)

Istanbul Cuisine Flower Mound eatery oers a taste of Turkey C ooking is a family aair for Can Karatas and his family. His father, mother and grand- the menu, Karatas said. An entire portion of the menu focuses on kebab platters, such as the kofte kebab, described as a “ground beef skewer seasoned with

A beer and wine alternative Our products target crisp, natural tastes with a lingering fruit finish on the palate. They are very popular with wine aficionados, seltzer lovers, and fruit sour enthusiasts. We are a boutique producer of meads and melomels, using a variety of wild flower honeys, fruits, and other natural ingredients to make light, refreshing beverages. Meadery on draft for tastings Best enjoyed chilled, with ice, or as an interesting mixer with other ingredients. All of our containers are recyclable, including our plastic bottles and plastic kegs. Passion Fruit

Lamb shank ($20.95) is served with mashed eggplant and rice.

parents all were acquainted with the kitchen, as they were chefs. So Karatas, following in his family’s footsteps, made food preparation his profession. Karatas, who got training at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City and also worked for Turkish Airlines, has been in the food business for 10 years. He operates Istanbul Cuisine in Flower Mound, which opened in September 2019. The restaurant also has a location in Southlake under the direction of Karatas’ uncle, Cengiz Yumrutas, who is also Karatas’ business partner. That location opened nine months ago, Karatas said. Istanbul Cuisine oers an array of dishes, including some featur- ing beef, chicken and seafood, and the menu features Greek and Mediterranean options. The chicken shish kebab and lamb shanks are two popular items on the menu, Karatas said. The menu also features cold and hot appetizers, gyro meat dishes, desserts and vegetarian dishes. Gyro platters and sand- wiches are also popular items on

Turkish herbs.” The menu also includes moussaka, which is a Turkish lasagna plate. “We make everything fresh daily,” Karatas said. “We are not keeping anything frozen.” Also on the menu is a family platter, which includes six kinds of kebabs: gyro, chicken gyro, chicken kebab, beef kebab, chicken adana and kofte kebab. They are served with rice pilaf, Greek salad or hummus, baba ghanoush, tzatziki sauce, and four types of pita breads. Salads and soups are on the menu, as are Turkish tea and Turkish coee. The restaurant is BYOB. “Also, we have a stued cabbage my mom used to make,” he said. “It is so delicious.” Istanbul Cuisine oers lunch specials daily from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The restaurant has a lot of regular customers, Karatas said, and he appreciates the community; in a show of support one day during the winter freeze in 2021, he gave free soup to visitors. “[We gave out] a thousand cups for anyone who [needed] it,” he said.

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Chef and owner Can Karatas serves Turkish delicacies at Istanbul Cuisine.

Istanbul Cuisine 2911 Cross Timbers Road, Ste. 103 Flower Mound 214-513-1333 Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-9 p.m; Sun. 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

308 FM 1830, Suite 8B Argyle, TX 76226 (940) 532-6323 believemeadery.com We are open to the public on weekends only, with meads on draft, free samples, plenty of seating, and free wi-fi.

FLOWER MOUND HIGHLAND VILLAGE ARGYLE EDITION • MAY 2023